Joshua Quarles, 31, was found with a gunshot wound inside an apartment in the 9300 block of Newton Avenue in Kansas City, Missouri, after police were called about a shooting around 9:45 p.m. on May 26, 2026. Officers and EMS attempted life-saving measures, but Quarles was pronounced dead at a hospital a short time later. The Kansas City Police Department publicly identified him and opened the death as a homicide.

Investigators say Quarles and at least one other person were inside the unit when the shooting occurred. Police detained a person of interest at the scene; some reports described that person as taken into custody, but no name, formal charges, or any murder charge had been released. Homicide detectives and crime scene teams processed the apartment, and authorities had not provided a detailed motive or information about court proceedings.

If anyone was in or near the 9300 block of Newton Avenue that night or has information about who was inside the apartment, please share what is known.